Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-05
District Government Affair.

IN FAVOR OF SUNDAY sHAvfNG
The District Commissioners have received CON-
proprletorS asking that BARRIERS may be permitted
10 pursue their business on sunday, The reasons
they advance are that lit is in the interest Of
cleanliness and morality conduces the good SAINT
tary conditions necessary to the comfort and
health OF individuals" The District Commits
S sans are not inclined to grant the BARRIERS
missioner Webb said to a SrAE reporter to-day in
connection with the matter that sometime ago
THESE people asked the commissioners 10 enforce
the law That delegation after delegation Of bar.
Ders waited upon them and asked this relief and
USED an sorts OF arguments, and almost threats
why IL should DE done. The Commissioners do not,
therefore, feel inclined to waste their time upon
people who were not twice OF the same mind, and
aiso, now mat the law Is In active operation, it
would not look we'll for them to permit ii TO be
violated.
POOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO PLACE TO BURY THEIR
DEAD.
In reply to letter from the Commissioners pro-
hlblt1ng further intermentS in the Presbyterian
cemetery, in West Washington the Rev Thomas
W. Fullerton has written the Commissioners that
"But he states, "the poor people have no other
place in which to lay their dead"
SUPERINTENDENT APPOINTED
BY request OF Building Inspector Entwfsle, MI.
dent Of the construction OF the new school build
ing to be erected on 1917 street, between c and d
streets southwest.
APPOINTMENTS IN THR ENGINEER OFFICE
The following new appointments and transfers
have been made in the District engineers depart
ment OF streets: IL: n. Mass assistant engineer on
county roads; Louis T. BOissaau and T. Reilly,
clerks; Jno. n. Oliver, messenger-clerk; Chas Lit
tie, aXeman, and Orris Braun, W. 8. Hancock and
GEO. w. Beall, rodmen.
THE SUBURBAN SEWERAGE
Capt. Symons Is preparing plans and gathering
Information relating to the proposed system OF
suburban sewerage, but IL will be some time be-
fore the matter viii be ready to be placed in the
hands of the contractors
TO IMPROVE THE WATER SUPPLY.
Under capt. Symons' plans for improving the
water supply Capitol Hill will be probably the
first to be relieved and this will be accomplished
to great extent by the large 4S-inch main on
New Jersey avenue. This main Will also. it is eX-
good DEAL and will. in addition, AFFORD fir prUec
ton where at present there is little none. Capt
Symons says that the increased water rates have
caused some complaint; but if the people want a
better water-Supply system they must pay for II.
The trouble in past years he says has been that
the District has waited until it could afford to in
crease the water supply out OF its own revenue,
and that ts.why up to the present nothing OF any
great account has been accomplished But now
TEN with which all will be pleased Capt. Sy-
mons believes that every one will be satisfied with
the new condition of things when once the plans
are put into effect.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector EntwiSle as follows:
Frank Schroth, to erect three brick dwellings,
81, 700, numbered 1870 to 14S3 Maryland avenue
northeast; John f. Green, TO erect brick stable,
81, OOO in rear OF l527 Kingman Place; Mrs. Gen.
HaZen, to erect brick Stable, Ee4OO on X street,
between 18th and 18th streets northwest: II. J..
Frost, to erect brick dwelling, $1,000 numbered
I44S RhOde Island avenue northwest: {. C. Walker.
to erect four brick dwellings, 81 800. on 18th, be-
tween and X streets northwest; j. L. Schaffirt,
to erect brick shop, 500, numbered 421 street
northwest; ChaS. Schneider, to erect brick stable
$780, in rear OF 425 street northwest; E Z. Mason
TO build brick addition TO No. SI3 18th street north
west 300; ChaS. Schneider, TO add to No. AIS I
street northwest. $500; J.Walter jr, to repair No.
1910 street northwest, $1,000; j. B. Austin, to
add to No. 1923 s street northwest, $500; F. A.
Belt, to add TO house On northeast corner OF 18th
street and Ohio avenue northwest, $500; W. H.
West, to add to No. 119 street southeast, $50;
Mrs. Dr. Spachman TO add to No. 1884 18th street
northwest. $50.
NISCELLANEOCR.
The Commissioners have applied to the secretary
OF War for the transfer 10 them OF material taken
out OF the old Aqueduct bridge.
The Commissioners yesterday appointed Mr..
Chas. Watson as supervising inspector OF roads for
the eastern district.
I. s. Childs, 1904 Connecticut avenue, has filed
a complaint with the District Comm Ssioner.s
against the nuisance OF Growing rooster near his
house.
Geo ". Paxson, OF II3 street southeast, has
objection to Mr.. JAS. Foy and Mrs. Sarah Schaffer
keeping sample rooms on b street, and desiring
that his name be affixed TO the application OF each
Of the abOye-named parties for liquor license.
WILLS FnED.-The will of the late Jno. ". Mar
tin was filed to-day. He leaves his household and
personal property with the real estate bequeathed
his Wife by her father to his WIFE, for her sole
with the rents prOtjfS his real during